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Ambition

Ambition . Understand the film’s message about ambition. Remember Year 10?. What drives Macbeth? The thirst for power and ambition The positives? Becomes king The consequences? Leads to his downfall: loses everyone and everything dear to him. What motivates each of these characters?.

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Ambition

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  1. Ambition Understand the film’s message about ambition

  2. Remember Year 10? What drives Macbeth? • The thirst for power and ambition • The positives? • Becomes king • The consequences? • Leads to his downfall: loses everyone and everything dear to him

  3. What motivates each of these characters? • Margo • Eve • Miss Casswell • Addison

  4. Complete the compare & contrast gridTo compare and contrast the ambition of different characters

  5. Margo’s ambition • To be a star and to be loved • Careers are a “funny business” • “the   things   you   drop   on   your   way   up   the   ladder   so   you  can  move  faster.  You  forget  you’ll  need  them  again  when  you  get  back   to   being   a   woman” Implication – being both a star and a ‘woman’ is near impossible, since one must be assertive in a manly fashion

  6. Eve’s ambition • To be a star, to be belong to the theatre & receive acclaim from the general public • A self made woman whose ambition guides her to the most prestigious award in 8 months • She behaves immorally – “you can always put that award where your heart ought to be.” • Doesn’t hesitate to head to Hollywood. She is not concerned solely with the adoration of the theatre

  7. Miss Casswell & Phoebe • To be famous • Willing to do anything to reach their goal, similar to Eve • Casswell – Attaches herself to others to get there • Phoebe – The framing of her surrounded by mirrors while she imagines herself winning Eve’s award emphasizes the point that there are thousands who share Eve’s aspirations to be a star, “more than anything else in the world”

  8. Addison • To truly belong amongst the elite • Has an ‘insatiable’ ambition, compared to Eve who is a ‘killer’ • What consequences does he face for his behaviour? • None – he actually gets what he wants, he has the heartlessness required. He tells Eve that she is “no champion” and is “stepping way up in class” by trying to manipulate him

  9. Lloyd & Bill • Like Addison they are free to pursue their ambitions, further highlighting the conservative double standards of the 1950s • Bill faces no backlash for going to Hollywood and is supported by Margo • Lloyd’s success is nurtured and encouraged by Karen, even when Eve’s success as Cora pushes Karen to the side

  10. Summary • What does the director suggest is the price of ambition? • How is it different in the film for men and women?

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